Country music icon and notorious wild man Randy Travis is recovering from brain surgery following a stroke that occurred during a hospitalization for heart failure. The surgery reportedly took longer than expected after doctors encountered an inordinate amount of skull during the procedure.
Travis' illness comes as he's been trying to put his life back together following a series of embarrassing public incidents involving alcohol. Travis pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in January following two arrests last year. During the first incident he was found sitting in a parked car in a church parking lot with an empty bottle of wine. The second arrest came after he wrecked his car, stripped down to his birthday suit (not necessarily in that order) and walked into a convenience store and attempted to buy cigarettes. He was required to spend at least 30 days at an alcohol treatment facility.
It’s not clear what type of stroke the singer suffered, but the most common type of stroke is caused by a blood clot that travels to the brain. Since alcohol is known to help heart disease by acting as a blood thinner, it is safe to assume that Travis’ health issues are likely a direct result of his recent sobriety. Hopefully Travis will have a speedy recovery and start hitting the bottle with a vengeance. Apparently, his life depends on it.
"inordinate amount of skull" is a great line.....
ReplyDeleteAnd doesn't all our lives depend on Travis' boozing.
But in all actuality.....HE GONE DIE